Chang'an City.

Late at night another day, Zhang Jiushao dragged his heavy steps back to the Truth Academy.

Just as he was about to push open the door, he heard a voice next to him.

"Mountain Chief!"

Looking sideways, Zhang Jiushao saw that there was a figure hiding in the woods next to him, and by the moonlight that was falling, he could vaguely see the figure of the other party, he felt a little familiar, and asked in a low voice: "...... are you?"

"I'm Zhou Peiling, and I've been worrying about the mountain chief these days. ”

With a soft voice, Zhou Peiling walked out of the woods with heavy steps.

Zhang Jiushao took a closer look and immediately said happily: "Is it really you? I thought you had an accident." Reaching out and grabbing the other party's hand, he looked up and down, and immediately felt a little strange, and asked, "It's just that what happened to you recently? Why are you so haggard?"

When they first met, Zhang Jiushao still remembered that the other party was full of energy, and he had a pride that changed the world.

However, at this moment, Zhou Peiling in front of him was red-eyed, his cheeks were deep-set, and his clothes were full of dust, looking tortured.

Zhang Jiushao cared so much, Zhou Peiling couldn't help but have a sour nose, hurriedly stopped his tears, and replied: "Qiqi Mountain Chief, it's about my father." It was late because there was some accident. ”

"Father, what's wrong with your father?" Zhang Jiushao looked sad and asked.

Life is unsatisfactory, nine times out of ten.

If something happens to a relative, as a son, he naturally has to come forward, otherwise the change will be regarded as unfilial, in this era, if he is crowned with the name of unfilial piety, it is equivalent to a break in the middle of the career, and there is no hope for officialdom anymore.

"Father, father, he-"

After all, Zhou Peiling couldn't stop the sadness in his heart, and began to convulse: "He's dead!"

"Yes, that's why it's too late? Cry, if you cry, maybe it's better. ”

Zhang Jiushao felt the same way, immediately raised his hand and patted Zhou Peiling's shoulder, this familiar action made Zhou Peiling angry with his father's feelings, and the howl became louder and louder, and it didn't stop for a long time.

It was easy to stop crying, and Zhou Peiling began to explain what happened in Chunhua one by one.

After hearing this, Zhang Jiushao was also annoyed and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Take that guy to court, of course. Zhou Peiling's eyes lit up, and he said categorically: "If this person is not punished, I will not give up." ”

Zhang Jiushao's body was shocked, showing a little helplessness, and complained: "Of course you can." But do you know that even if you take that guy to court, your revenge may not be able to be repaid!"

"Why?"

Zhou Peiling asked in surprise.

If it was Uncle Zhao and Tie Niu, he naturally knew that these two people would have such a retreat because they were afraid of each other's power, but why did Zhang Jiushao, as the head of the Truth Academy, say such a thing?

Of course, he would not suspect that Zhang Jiushao was afraid of that Zhang Feng, but wanted to ask if there were other reasons.

Zhang Jiushao asked, "Have you studied the law?"

"This, no!" Zhou Peiling shook his head and replied.

In the entrance examination, although there is also a lesson on the law of criminal names, what is tested is just some ordinary regulations, and if it involves a deeper level, they have not taught it at this stage, and naturally they do not know it.

"Alas. Speaking of which, do you know that the law master of our dynasty inherited the Song dynasty, although there are slight changes, but they are basically the same. Do you know that?" Zhang Jiushao complained.

At the beginning, the Chifeng Army entered Chang'an, in order to restore order as soon as possible, it was naturally impossible to start anew, which was neither realistic nor possible, because the Chifeng Army did not have tens of hundreds of years to experiment, so it directly took the Song Penal System over, and modified some of the regulations in it and used it directly, so it also inherited some dross.

It was fine at the time, but as time went on, the dross became more and more apparent.

Zhou Peiling nodded, indicating that he understood.

"As for this tenant, my dynasty is naturally the same as the Song Dynasty. And do you know what the rules about this tenant are in the Song Dynasty?" Zhang Jiushao Wendong.

Zhou Peiling's heart tightened, and a little anger appeared on his face, and he asked, "What is it?"

"Tenants and offenders are added to the rank of mortals. ”

With just a few words, Zhou Peisong was immediately suppressed.

He barely opened his mouth and asked, "How is this possible?"

"Actually, compared to the Song Dynasty, our dynasty is much better for tenants. Zhang Jiushao said helplessly.

Indeed, in the countryside of the Song Dynasty, landless tenant farmers were generally required to be registered as "rural customers".

These tenants pay rent in kind to the landlord by renting the landlord's land. Some landlords also rented out their cattle and farm implements, and even plundered as much as 80% of the land rent. If some insatiable landlords are insatiable, they will adopt various means, such as using big buckets and big husks to grab and increase rents in disguise.

Usury was also an important means for landlords to plunder the peasants.

At that time, as in the case of slave trading, the landlord could "count the number of tenants and make deeds, or pawn or sell".

Some landlords, changing their tactics, set up two contracts for small plots of land in the middle of nowhere, together with tenants, and said on the public fake deeds that these tenants were "tenants with the land", and directly said that they were "tenants pawned for sale" in the private real deeds.

Some landlords had the right to give tenants as gifts along with land, cattle, farm implements, houseboats, and other means of production.

Landlords can use "deeds" to deprive tenants of the right to move freely.

If the tenants move at will, and the government thinks that they "fled without reason", the landlord can "be arrested by his subordinate self-Chen, and the state and county where he is located shall not be allowed to hide" according to the deed.

During the period of filial piety, if all tenants who moved from other towns moved back to their hometowns without permission, the landlord could file a lawsuit with the state and county to which he belonged, and the government would pursue him, and after being convicted, he would still be handed back.

The landlord could force the tenants' families, force the pawns to sell the land and the debtors to become tenants, and even interfere with the marriage of the tenants' wives and daughters.

This kind of physical restraint on tenants should be a common reality in Kuizhou Road.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, landlords beat tenants to death, and there were no special legal provisions. It was not until the time of Zhezong Yuanyou that it was clearly stipulated: the landlord killed the tenants, and the crime was reduced to the first class and distributed to the neighboring states. In the first year of Gaozong Shaoxing, the Southern Song Dynasty government stipulated that the crime would be reduced by one degree, and it would be distributed to the state instead.

These were all laws set by the landlord class in order to defend their own ends, and through the laws set by the government, the tenants had no possibility of rebellion.

Thinking of all this, Zhou Peiling felt even more desperate, and shouted: "Isn't it possible to change all this?"

"This, I'm afraid it's difficult. Zhang Jiushao said helplessly.

Behind these regulations stood the big landlords, who could not abolish these regulations in order to have enough labor to cultivate their fields, and threaten their rule.

"If that's the case, then I can't do nothing. ”

There was a hint of ruthlessness between his eyebrows, and Zhou Peiling seemed to have made up his mind.

Zhang Jiushao was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "What are you going to do?" Seeing the other party's eyes, he was even more frightened, and asked tentatively: "Do you plan to take revenge?"

Zhou Peiling was indifferent and admitted it.

"Peiling!" Zhang Jiushao was frightened, and immediately persuaded him: "Listen to my advice, don't be obsessed with this matter." Not to mention that you are weak, how can you fight the other party? Moreover, you are also talented, if you lose your career because of this matter, it is not good. ”

Although Zhang Jiushao is the head of the Truth Academy, the resources he can use are limited, not to mention that private fights have always been forbidden, and it is impossible to take extreme measures.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Jiushao has such a statement.

"Haha-"

After a few laughs, Zhou Peiling was indifferent, immersed in hatred, and shouted: "Mountain Chief, I know that you are also for my good! But that is my father, if I can't avenge him, it will really be a son of man in vain." In his words, he was resolute.

Zhang Jiushao looked frightened, and silently thought in his heart: "Does this guy really want to do something stupid? If that's the case, then I can't sit still, otherwise it will be completely over." ”

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Jiushao thought for a moment, but said, "Okay, since you insist on doing this, then I can't stop you." But!" After a pause, Zhou Peiling looked over, with a bit of hope in his eyes.

"You also know that everything is foreseen, and everything is not. If you want revenge, you have to have a plan, and if you want to go straight in, you will only lose your life for no reason, let alone take revenge. Zhang Jiushao persuaded.

Being said by this, Zhou Peiling suddenly woke up to the fact that after a hundred years of accumulation, the Chunhua Zhang family has naturally become extraordinary, and if he rashly confronts it, he will only hit the stone with an egg.

"Thank you for your persuasion, otherwise I'm afraid I'll live up to my father's expectations. ”

Bowing respectfully to Zhang Jiushao, Zhou Peiling was extremely grateful, but when he thought about his current situation, he felt that there was little hope: "It's just me, how can I take revenge?"

The bits and pieces of his father's teachings in the past are ringing in his ears, which is the expectation of his future and the desire for him to break free.

Zhang Jiushao secretly rejoiced and said with a smile: "It would be good if you could let go of this matter." And I believe that your father certainly doesn't want you to fall into hatred and lose your nature, doesn't he?"

If Zhou Peiling wants to give up, it is obviously impossible, but if he can dissipate the fire in his heart and let him not do that illegal thing, it will naturally be a good deed.

Zhou Peiling is a pillar, but it can't be destroyed because of this.

"Thank you for the guidance of the mountain chief, otherwise I'm afraid that I will be doomed. ”

Zhou Peiling smiled reluctantly, although he had temporarily put aside the matter of revenge at this moment, but the death of his father always haunted his mind, making him feel resentful when he thought of it, and his mind did not calm down for a long time.

"Perhaps, I shouldn't be confined to the academy, but should I turn to other forces in Chang'an City?